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Greece

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Holiday Villas in Greece and Apartments in Greece to rent|

The British Museum plunged itself into a geopolitical tempest with the loan of one of the famous Elgin marbles of Greece to the Hermitage.|

The Greek Orthodox Church traces its history back to the time of St. who was the first to preach Christianity in Greece. He visited Athens, Philippi, Thessaloniki, Veroia, Corinth and Crete. Christianity eventually spread through Greece from these cities. In these early days, the Church of Greece comprised a diocese, with Corinth as the centre, known then as Achaia and considered a city of great importance.|

The current of the Church of Greece is His Beatitude 2008, , Archbishop of Athens and All Greece.|

British Museum lends one of long-disputed Elgin marble sculptures of Greece to Hermitage Museum in Russia; Greece, which contends that collection was looted, expresses outrage over loan; surprise arrangement seems at odds with West's increasing ostracism of Russia over the Ukraine conflict and range of other East-West disputes.|

Parliamentary elections in Greece are shaping up as de facto referendum on governing coalition and test of whether ordinary citizens believe government's assertion that country is finally on upswing; polls show left-wing opposition party, Syriza, with slight advantage over New Democracy, center-right party that leads government.|

Samuel G Freedman On Religion column observes that Greek-Americans are increasingly raising money for home country in midst of financial crisis by way of the Greek Orthodox Church, long one of primary links connecting Greece to its diaspora; on its own and through related charities and local churches, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has sent $4 million in aid since 2009.|

Editorial welcomes enthusiastic reaction of investors to Greece's return to global capital markets; contends even a modest sign of stability in Greece is welcome after country enduring four years of unremitting darkness; warns that a long and painful road still lies ahead.|

Trial of Greek Defense Ministry official Antonis Kantas has transfixed nation that was already hardened to stories of corruption, laying bare an eye-popping system of payoffs; Kantas, though only a mid-level official, was able to amass nearly $19 million in bribes over just five years from arms makers who were selling Greece weaponry it could not afford.|

Chinese government charters merchant vessel from Greece for the evacuation of hundreds of its citizens; evacuations have been prompted by clashes between rival militias in Libya.|

Violence erupts during demonstrations in Greece on sixth anniversary of fatal shooting of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos by police officer in Athens; no serious injuries are reported.|

The plan still awaits formal approval from the nation’s international creditors, which have kept Greece afloat with loans since 2010.|

The , also called the , is one of the fourteen churches of the Orthodox Christian communion, whose territory consists of the whole of Greece except for those parts which belong to the , such as the Dodecanese and . Though bishops of the "new lands" (those that were liberated from 1912 and afterward) are members of the of the Church of Greece, they commemorate the Patriarch of Constantinople in the divine services.|

Though it is also called the this reference is not restricted to the Church of Greece since it is also used by some of the Churches and Archbishoprics under the Patriarchate of Constantinople around the world.|

The recognised its autonomy from the Church of Greece during the Council of Ephesus in 431. This was confirmed by the Emperor in 488.|

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